brass ceiling
English
Etymology
brass (“indicating high-ranking officers”) + ceiling (“suggesting a barrier to upward advancement”)
Pronunciation
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Noun
brass ceiling (plural brass ceilings)
- (idiomatic) An unwritten, uncodified barrier to promotion or progression for women in law enforcement or the military.
- 2004, Schulz, Dorothy Moses. Breaking the Brass Ceiling: Women Police Chiefs and Their Paths to the Top. Greenwood Publishing. →ISBN
- 2007, Breaking Through the Brass Ceiling: Elite Military Women's Strategies for Success. ProQuest. →ISBN
Related terms
- glass ceiling
- bamboo ceiling
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References
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